Enter: The Book Thief By Markus Zusak
I have a problem, but it isn’t a monumental problem. My problem isn’t a problem that cripples ninety percent of the population, yet it is a problem for me. My problem is finding amazing books about major parts in history that don’t make me want to take a flying leap off a bridge or fall asleep. Enter: The Book Thief, the best historical fiction book that I have ever read. It would be especially easy for me to ramble on for pages and pages on why The Book Thief is the best historical fiction book, but that isn’t really what I’m supposed to do with this essay. So I am going to start with a simple question; what is historical fiction? According to dictionary.com historical fiction is the genre of literature, film, ect., comprising narratives
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It has won various book awards and was on The New York Time’s Bestseller List for 230 weeks, which is a little over four years. The majority of the novel takes place in the fictional town of Molching, Germany from the years 1939 and 1943. It is centred around the life of Liesel Meminger a young girl growing up on Himmel Street in the fictional town of Molching, and her experiences as the war becomes more and more …show more content…
The final reason that makes The Book Thief the best historical fiction novel is that it is a novel for almost any age. Those with a passion for history, but who don’t want to read dry history textbooks written by grey-haired historians will enjoy this book.Some people would argue that The Book Thief was written for young adult readers and they are correct, but you can't just say it was written for pimple faced teens and be done. The Book Thief is chilling, somber and bleak, something much more than your average young adult novel. Even if the character is a child growing into an adult, every person was a child at one time and can at least vaguely remember what it was like to be young and foolish. The final reason why The Book Thief is a novel for countless ages is that it can be a phenomenal introduction to war history. It plants a seed of interest in each of its readers to know more about World War II, to understand more deeply what happened. This is why The Book Thief can be enjoyed by a vast range of
It has won various book awards and was on The New York Time’s Bestseller List for 230 weeks, which is a little over four years. The majority of the novel takes place in the fictional town of Molching, Germany from the years 1939 and 1943. It is centred around the life of Liesel Meminger a young girl growing up on Himmel Street in the fictional town of Molching, and her experiences as the war becomes more and more …show more content…
The final reason that makes The Book Thief the best historical fiction novel is that it is a novel for almost any age. Those with a passion for history, but who don’t want to read dry history textbooks written by grey-haired historians will enjoy this book.Some people would argue that The Book Thief was written for young adult readers and they are correct, but you can't just say it was written for pimple faced teens and be done. The Book Thief is chilling, somber and bleak, something much more than your average young adult novel. Even if the character is a child growing into an adult, every person was a child at one time and can at least vaguely remember what it was like to be young and foolish. The final reason why The Book Thief is a novel for countless ages is that it can be a phenomenal introduction to war history. It plants a seed of interest in each of its readers to know more about World War II, to understand more deeply what happened. This is why The Book Thief can be enjoyed by a vast range of